Yes.. this line has come round more then once as well.... Point being Ron, there are all these claims being made as how easy and straightforward it must be to create the acoustic equivalent of a CC board by using such a completely different method as the RC&S method is... In effort to evade the <<differences>> argumentation we've seen : 1: acoustical variances within assemblies using same crowning method used 2: disregard of pianos makes having their own distinct sound 3: redirection of the causes of this same to having to do with things other then the soundboard 4: disregard for the possibility that the compression of the panel itself can influence sound 5: despite the lack of <<meaningful acoustic differences>> RC&S assemblies can lay claim to being more "responsive and efficient", "brighter" and able to yield more sustain. (no doubt these are not qualified as acoustical performance differences since none seem to exist to begin with) 6: And finally, when put to it.... a true test of all of the above ... keeping all other things equal but the method of crowning alone in an attempt to recreate the same sound in a Steinway D.... is simply brushed off as being undesirable... because of legal difficulties, because the Steinway sound is not desirable to recreate to begin with, and anyways... despite the fact that RC&S boards have essentially the same acoustical characteristics... they sound different after all... as expected... I just love it. Sorry... but for me this isnt about proving which method is better. I refute entirely the concept to begin with. Its just about demonstrating the very very obvious. There are several ways of going about the problem of building a soundboard. Each will result in an assembly with its own particular set of acoustical characteristics... and whoever likes whatever best is perfectly justified in doing so. Viva la differanse ! RicB >/When someone makes a RC&S board and puts it into a Steinway D rim, />/and puts the darned thing on the stage of Carnegie Hall and fools />/everyone with its <<authentic Steinway sound>> / Outside of the extensive 'cloning' school, who would want to build an authentic Steinway sound - I certainly don't? And I don't expect to see an RC&S boarded instrument on the Carnegie Hall concert platform anytime soon. I certainly have no interest in fooling anybody. Besides, if you built a different design into a Steinway piano and failed to acknowledge it on the piano, you'd have the S&S legal team trying to put you out of business ASAP. I and a number of others have experience this potential drama first hand. Fortunately, I always fix a label to the piano stating any modifications, so their team had nothing to stand on in 1996. I've already built an RC&S board into a D and, as expected, it certainly didn't sound like a Steinway.
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